The album ‘Hirondelle’ (French for ‘swallow’) is inspired by the free flight of the swallow from the heartlands of Africa to the Mediterranean, and beyond to the fringes of the Atlantic islands of Britain and Ireland and back again. This multi-national band is a collaborative project between English alt-folk sibling duo
The Brothers Gillespie, (guitar and vocals), classical group
Trio Mythos comprising viola player and composer/ arranger
Sophie Renshaw (London Mozart Players), violinist
Lucy Russell (Fitzwilliam Quartet) and cellist
Ruth Philips as well as the groundbreaking Provençal dialect polyphonic trio
Tant Que Li Siam (
Damien Toumi,(voice and bendir),
Marie-Madeleine Martinet, (voice, saggattes, and tamburrello) and
Mario Leccia, (voice, zarb, tamburrello and daf)) who are steeped in the rich and diverse musical languages of Occitan.
